Rick Hanson: Understanding Neuroplasticity
[7:04] The best-selling author of Buddha’s Brain explains how we can use our minds to change our brains to change …
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Fred Gage: How Neurons Are Born
[1:05:19] Rusty Gage describes the history of the discovery of adult neurogenesis, including his group’s role …
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Michio Kaku on the Evolution of Intelligence
[5:27] Michio Kaku explains the evolution of human intelligence. [Source: Big Think YouTube link]…
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Mapping the human connectome
[5:12] The ‘connectome’ is a comprehensive map of all neural connections that make up a nervous system. B…
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AP Psychology: Behavioral Genetics, Evolutionary Psychology, & Behavior
[4:13] Behavioral Genetics, Evolutionary Psychology, & Behavior [Source: Educator.com YouTube link]…
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AP Psychology: Neuroanatomy & Organization of the Nervous System
[7:44] Biological Bases of Behavior: Neuroanatomy & Organization of the Nervous System [Source: Educator.com Y…
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Designing New Species
[6:18] In the near future, Craig Ventor, biologist and entrepreneur, believes we’ll be able to download a vacci…
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How Does Meditation Change the Brain?
[2:23] Meditation can sharpen attention, strengthen memory and improve other mental abilities. Scientific America…
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Where Did We All Come From? Tracing Human Migration Using Genetic Markers
[1:12:34] Presented by Professor Moses Schanfield. Of all species on the face of the earth, humans are the most dispers…
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Suzana Herculano-Houzel: What is so special about the human brain?
[13:31] The human brain is puzzling — it is curiously large given the size of our bodies, uses a tremendous amount …
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